Line in the sand

[Dave Hensley]

Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
I work LL, mostly at tournament time, but I don't begrudge anyone who feels that way about LL. Tee speaks his mind and you know what he thinks.

Why is being honest "pathetic?" Rest assured, Tee will never work LL, so why do you care?

--Rich [/B]

I also work Little League, and I'll go even further than Rich to endorse much (but not all) of what Tee says. Little League (and other youth league programs) are in many real and significant ways NOT "real baseball," and it is important that everyone understand and respect the distinctions. Certainly Tee is more dismissive and disparaging of those who umpire the games played by prepubescents than I am, but he is articulating a frustration that exists with legitimacy, especially given the appearance of "equal footing" that message boards such as this one give to all points of view.

This thread has been an excellent example of how difficult real, enlightening dialogue can be between veteran umpires with substantive contributions to make on the craft of umpiring and rookie "true believers" full of piss and vinegar and egos of their own.

At least the moderators/censors appear to have taken the weekend off and allowed the fur to fly. That's been entertaining.